After a spell of disappointment in the aftermath of the 1978 World Cup, where it had finished as the runner-up, an exciting new generation of Dutch youngsters burst onto the scene in the mid-1980s that included the brilliant Marco van Basten, Frank Rijkaard, Ruud Gullit and Rob de Wit. However, the Oranje lost their World Cup playoff to neighbor Belgium on away goals after a late effort from Georges Grun in the second leg.

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